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Topic: piano grading equivalent  (Read 1857 times)

Offline mon243

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piano grading equivalent
on: May 13, 2010, 04:29:24 PM
hi there, i grew up in sweden and played the piano from the age of 5-12. i now live in the uk and several people have asked me what grade i am - i have no idea! is the grading system the same everywhere? ie 1-8? i cant even remember if i did grading in sweden... i did concerts and all sorts but dont remember taking any exams?

Offline shadowzerg

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Re: piano grading equivalent
Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 06:29:15 PM
We can't offer much help unless you give us more info. What can you play?

Offline worov

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Re: piano grading equivalent
Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 07:31:09 PM
To my knowledge, in the UK, the standard grading system is the ABRSM. See the syllabus right here :
https://www.abrsm.org/resources/pianoSyllabusComplete09.pdf

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